A Prospective Study Comparing Dosimetry between Computed Tomography (CT) based Radiation Planning and Positron Emission Computed Tomography (PET-CT) based Radiation Planning in Treatment of Non-Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Background: To evaluate dosimetry between CT based radiation planning and PET-CT based radiation planning.

Material & Methods: Histologically proven 40 cases of locally advanced non-small cell carcinoma of lung were accrued for the prospective study. Contrast enhanced planning CT images and PET images were acquired.

Awareness of palliative care among doctors of various departments in all four teaching medical colleges in a metropolitan city in Eastern India: A survey.

Objective: To enquire about the level of awareness regarding various important aspects of palliative medicine among doctors of various departments in four Medical Colleges in Kolkata through a questionnaire.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was developed by few members of Indian Association of Palliative Care. It was distributed, to a convenience sample of doctors who worked at various departments in all four teaching hospitals in Kolkata.

Abnormalities by pulmonary regions studied with computer tomography and clinical correlation following local-regional radiotherapy for breast cancer.

Background: Adjuvant local-regional radiotherapy (RT) is commonly recommended for breast cancer patients. Postoperative adjuvant RT for breast cancer is associated with pulmonary side effects. This study was undertaken to measure the RT-induced pulmonary radiological changes with computer tomography (CT) scan using a CT-adapted modification of the Arriagada classification system, and to correlate these changes to RT techniques, pulmonary complications, and pulmonary function.

Palliation of dysphagia in advanced, metastatic or recurrent carcinoma oesophagus with high dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy--an eastern Indian experience of 35 cases.

Oesophageal cancer, a disease with high morbidity and mortality, has a relatively high incidence in eastern India, usually presenting at advanced stage. The main aim of treatment for majority of patients remains palliation of dysphagia, which can be effectively done by intraluminal brachytherapy with or without external radiotherapy. Between January 2006 to January 2010 a total of 35 patients with advanced/metastatic (24/35) or recurrent (11/35) oesophageal carcinoma were treated with intraluminal high dose rate (HDR) iridium192 source brachytherapy at Medical College Hospitals, Kolkata.

Fatigue in breast cancer patients on adjuvant treatment: course and prevalence.

Introduction: Fatigue is a major complain in breast cancer patients and survivors. Patterns and degree varies with schedule and type of the treatment. Different co-factors may aggravate fatigue.

Primary carcinoma of jejunum--a case report.

A 73 years old male presented with features of acute intestinal obstruction. At exploratory laparotomy, a mass was felt in jejunum. The growth with adequate margin and mesenteric lymph nodes were removed.

Clinicopathological study and its prognostic implication in male breast carcinoma.

The aim of the present study is to analyse the cases of male breast carcinoma as regards its incidence, family history, clinical presentation, staging, histopathological grade, hormone receptor status and to identify the prognostic significance of the above factors on the final outcome. Seventy-nine cases of male breast carcinoma were treated in the radiotherapy department of Medical College, Kolkata from 1994-2003 (10 years). The hospital data were used to analyse the epidemiological and clinicopathologic parameters as well as the treatment offered and outcome.